Technology companies say they should hire more women and minorities. Pinterest Inc. finally put a number on it.

The image-sharing site today said it has put in place specific diversity goals for 2016, including increasing the hiring rate for full time engineering roles to 30% women and 8% underrepresented minorities. For non-engineering roles, it aims to hire 12% of workers from underrepresented minorities. Read More »

Electronic Arts’s digital sales and coming slate of games will be among the topics discussed when the company reports its quarterly results after the market closes Thursday. Here’s what you need to know ahead of that. Read More »

After the social-media giant reported better-than-expected earnings and a jump in advertising revenue Wednesday, 22 analysts raised their price target on the company’s shares, according to FactSet. Read More »

The controversial ex-hosts of the long-running British television show “Top Gear” are headed to Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Instant Video service to create a new automotive series, people familiar with the matter said.

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have been scouting for a new home since they left the BBC, the home of “Top Gear,” earlier this year. They have since formed a new production company called W. Chump & Sons Limited along with “Top Gear” former executive producer Andy Wilman. Read More »

LinkedIn’s mobile progress and changes to its advertising business will be in focus when the professional social network reports its quarterly results after the market closes Thursday. Here’s what you need to know ahead of that. Read More »

BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti Bloomberg Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal is in advanced talks to make a significant minority investment in BuzzFeed, as the media giant hunts for ways to reach young audiences, according to people familiar with the situation. The terms being discussed would involve a roughly $250 million investment by NBCUniversal in BuzzFeed, a hot [...] Read More »

Standard Media Index, which tracks 80% of national U.S. agency spending, estimates that digital ad spending from October through June was up $3 billion compared to the year-ago period, with about $1 billion in “organic” growth, meaning it wasn’t at the expense of any other media segment’s budget. SMI says that the rest of digital’s growth is being fueled by the flow of ad dollars away from traditional media, particularly TV. Read More »

As the number of Chinese technology ventures valued at more than $1 billion continues to increase, a frequently asked question is whether those startups are getting overvalued. Is there a tech bubble that is waiting to burst? Read More »

Online-payments startup Stripe Inc. has just raised new funds that value the company at $5 billion, but that doesn’t mean its president and cofounder John Collison leads a completely carefree life. Read More »